Fuel In Exhaust...?

I just bought my used 2002 VFR800, the owner never mentioned anything about fuel being in the exhaust before i purchased it.. but today i was around the dealership that did all the work on it previously before i purchased it and stopped in to just have a talk with the dealership.. granted the bike sat for a very long time before it was serviced, but the owner i bought it from said he had to replace the injectors and fuel pump on the bike because it was missfiring after sitting for 5 years in storage.. today the dealer tells me that the fuel system was completely gummed up and between the regulator not working correctly and the injectors being gummed up there was fuel spitting out of the exhaust.. they told me they suspected that the rings were sticking, so they added an additive to the motor to help seat the rings again and then had the customer come back after 50miles to do an oil change.....

I am no mechanic.. but does it sound like legitimate info? the bike seems to run very smooth and has lots of power as i've already put 200+ miles on the bike since buying it last friday.. i have no weird odors out of the exhaust and no smoke during idle or revving.. just curious on input.. i got the bike very cheap, so i have very little into the bike already....

 

That does sound plausible to me; fuel has a nasty habit of gumming up the mechanical parts if left sitting and evaporating for a decent length of time. An injector could easily stick open and then dump much more fuel than required. Not sure that this would cause the rings to stick but a little condensing moisture during long storage could easily cause a ring to rust a little and do that. A sticky injector can also leak fuel into the engine when its not running and dilute the oil.

If your bike is running as Mr Honda intended, then I would put it all out of your mind and just enjoy it (and the bargain price). Keep an eye on the fuel consumption, and check the oil level regularly and all should be well.

 

Ya i wrote a sharpie line on the oil level with it sitting on the center stand today to see if the oil level increases any.. if it does then i need to overhaul the fuel system then.. the dealer said they replaced all 4 injectors along with the regulator, then cleaned the tank out and put a chemical coating on the inside of the tank since the very very bottom apparently had some surface rust.. the fuel pump and fuel sender were replaced as well..

 

Sitting for 5 years in storage is not good but it sounds like previous owner did all he could to make the bike run well.
I wouldn't be concerned. Do some long rides - these bikes love 750 mile weekends.
I'd also suggest using ear plugs! Lots of good reasons for that...

Take care,
Mark

 

Kind of taking out of my ass here, but it does sound like the po and shop did what was required to fix what ever the fueling issue was. My concern would have been that possibly enough fuel had gotten into the sump and diluted the oil to a point where a main or rod bearing would have failed or been scored, but since it runs well and you've put more than two hundred miles on it, it looks like all is well, and, you got a great deal to boot! Good on ya!